Replying directly to Ms Trump online, Ms Rubell said she would like for her to “form [her] own direct response”. The artwork is not intended to mock, she added, but is instead “exploring complicated subjects we all care about”.

She also offered to arrange a private visit for Ms Trump “with none of the media circus that has formed around it”.

In an interview on CulturalDC’s website, published before its launch, Ms Rubell said the piece was also partly about power and control.

“Here’s what’s complicated: we enjoy throwing the crumbs for Ivanka to vacuum. That is the icky truth at the centre of the work. It’s funny, it’s pleasurable, it makes us feel powerful, and we want to do it more,” she says.

“We like having the power to elicit a specific and certain response. Also we know she’ll keep vacuuming whether we do it or not, so it’s not really our fault, right?”